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iv EG-WEE COURIER (Established 1840.) Pubiushod Every Wednesday Morning ^ SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. Ono Year .$1.00 Six Months.no Three Months.80 Advertising Kates Reasonable. Hy SUHK, Sholor, Hughs ?il Sholor. Communicntions or u personal character charged for ns advertise ments. Obituary notices, cards of thanks and tributes of respect, either by individuals, lodges o?* churches, aro charged for as for advertisements at rate of ono cent a word. Cash must accompany manuscript, and all such notices will bo marked "Adv." in Conformity with Federal ruling on nuch matters. WALHALLA, S. C. WEDNESDAY, JUV ti, 1021. iThe Story of j ! Our States j i i j Ry JONATHAN BRACE XVI-TENNESSEE j rfi?-?nr-- TH H history \ ^xvV*%\ * ol' Ti*.s- : ' ^\<5?\ see st ret''hes j back to the I year loll j when I >e Soto ? with his par- * ty of Spanish j I adventurers probably roached ? j the present site of M.phis on | I the Mississippi. The French ? f under La Salle built a fori here j f about 1082. The English also ! j laid claim to this territory, in- | ? eluding it In tho grant to North . I Carolina. It was not until 17?0 j f that the first permanent settle* | J ment was made by James Rob- I ? orison and this was soon fol- f \ lowed by many other settlers j I from North Carolina. They . ? formed what they called the I Washington district, but this f was short llyed as lt was | promptly annexed to North f Carolina. In 1784 the lnhabl- j tauts, indignant over North Car- j ol Ina's attitude toward them, 4 declared their Independence and t formed tho State of Franklin j or Frankland. As this secos- f sion was not countenanced by j North Carolina, for a number j of years a state of confusion | existed with two sets of officers * trying tt> govern. Meanwhile j the settlement suffered severely ? from hostile Indians and from t the Spanish, who still held Lou- i Istana, and controlled the Mis- j slsslppl river. In 1700 North j Carolina finally ceded this ter- j ri tory to the Halted States. Ry t 1700 the population had In- ? creased to over 00,000, so Ton- | nessee was admitted as the six- i teenttl state of tho Union. j At the outbreak of the Civil ? war, Tennessee Joined the Con- f fedoracy. In 1M0O, when tho j state was readmitted to the Un- ? lon, there was much disorder t during the reconstruction period, j This led to tho formation of the J Ku Klux Klun, the Influence of j which quickly spread through . out thc Southern states. Thia f secret organization took Into j Iff, own hands rho suppres- ? shin of crime and the admin- | 1st ra Hon of Justice. \ Tennessee contains 42,022 j square miles, and ls sometimes j called tho Volunteer state. It J ls named after its principal riv- j er, which ls a Cherokee word + meaning "Crooked River" or f "bo.id In tho river." . (CO by McClure. NtATSptpflr Syndic?.*.-?.) ! ...................................... ? New Dry Enforcement Rules. Washington, .lum? .'.0. Reorgani zation of ibo Federal prohibition en forcement officers along lines previ ously announced will become effec tive Inly 1. Commissioner Haynes said lo-day. On thal dale the now State directors will succeed the pie-;, ont district directors and Hying col umn ol' agents for interstate work, directly under Ibo commissioner.will take the Held. Mr, Haynes weal over his plans with members of the Senate Finance Committci recently, when the ques tion 01 additional funds for the gov ernment's .dry" agents svas up. The reorganization plans. Mr. Haynes said, liad boon given "remarkable endorsements" from all parts of the collin ry. and ho expected co-opera tion from Stale and local officials t.i carry out nu? prohibition laws roe Oulnina That OMS Not Affect the Hose Because of ita tonic and laxative film. I.AXA TIVH UKOMOOllININKisbeU-rthan ordlnarj tinmine ?nd doe* not entine nervousnfH noi tinging1 In bend. Uem?jnl>er the (till natue mu look for the signature ol lt. W. GKOVI?. 30c Wasps kill other insects with (boll sting. The kakapao, a parrot-like bird found in the South Pacific, is fas becoming extinct, lt is entirely nor tu mal. INFORMATION ON ROAI> IA WM. Supervisor Shockley l u i n isl io* Main Points in Concis? Form. To tho Ci tizona of Oconee: For liio doll ni to Information of the general public, many of whom have not free access at all times to those laws. I am having published in our county pa pora extracts of tho laws on the subject of our highways, tint! tht; manner of using them, and the penalties for tho misuse of them, so that the people may the more fully understand Just what my duties ntl County Supervisor ?tro. and also just what restrictions are put upon all the people ?ts to their interference with the public highways,-and tis to the manner in which they shall use them, and also as to the penalties Indicted on those who improperly use them, or wrongfully interfere with them. I am also publishing Ibo law now in foret? in Coonee county as to the commutation tax. You will notico that there seems to be ti oprovision in the law allowing any citizen of this county to perform labor in lieu ol' paying the commutation lax. and it' ho fail lo pay ii. i he criminal pen alties follow . I hope very ono ot our citizens will read carefully all these laws, for tho double re.ison of themselves learn ing josi how lo obey them, ?md also io proceed to call to account the Su pervisor and Ibo Count) Hoard ii I hey should fail ii: any wa) lo fully perform their respective dulles. Some of Law's Fru? u rvs. As tn ibo width of roads and tho manner of laying (hem out. Section j lp:!,*! of the Civil Code, page 528, provides: 1 The roadbed shall liol he less than sixteen feel wide, exclusive nf di ?hes. roots and o flt er obstruc tions, unless otherwise ordered by tho County Hoard of Commission-1 In order that these roads shall ho kept in good condition, at the inini-? munt eosi to the Supervisor and his board. Section i'>l"> of the Criminal Code provides: "Tho drains and ditches made hy ' any road overseer under provisions' of Section l:?:::: of the Civil Code, I should bo kept open by said over- ; ; seers, and should not bo obstructed I by the owner or occupant of such J lands, or any other person or per-! I sons having the same in charge, un der penalty of forfeiting a sum not j exceeding ten dollars or imprison- | mont for not moro than thirty days for each and every offense." Regulations as to how roads and bridges, etc., are to be used.-Sec tion 21-18 of the Civil Code provides: "No porson shall drive, lead, or, having charge thereof, shall permit any carriage, animal or other thing, to travel over or on any bridge more than ten feet long, now consrtucted or hereafter lo he constructed, by authority of tho Legislature,In a gait faster than a walk, nor shall any person having charge of any carriage ? or animal or tiling, cause or permit it to stop on any bridge. And any person so offending against this pro vision shall, on conviction thereof before any magistrate of the county, pay a line of not exceeding ten dol lars not less than five dollars, and shall be further liable for all dam ages occasioned by such offense." Section BOO of tho Criminal Code repeats substantially Section 21 IS of the Civil Code. Section 601 of the Criminal Code provides: "No person shall operate a motor vehicle on a public highway at a rate of speed greater than is reasonable and proper at the time and place, having regard to the traffic and use ol' the highway, and its condition. >r so as to endanger the life, limb or property ol' any person or persons, or in any event at a groat Ol' rale than twenty-live miles an hour, subject, however, to the other provisions In Sections 002 and OOS, inclusive." Section f?02: "Upon approaching a crossing of intersecting highways, Ol' ll bridge, or a sharp curve, or a steep descent, and also in traversing such crossing, curve, bridge or de sce??, a person operating a motor vehicle shall have it under control, and operate it at a speed of no great er than six miles per hour, and ;n no event greater than is reasonable and proper, having regard te the XPECT?F MOTHERS^ For Three Generation? Itovo Made Child-Birth Easier By Using /?nursT* 4i W?ITifO? BOOKLET OH M OTHER HOOD ANO THC MfeY, ttt! 0RADFIILO KE?UI.ATO" co., DIPT. ? o ATLANTA. SA. T 30x3% Standard Non-Skid Tire Th is new low price is made possible by strictest econ? omies and special ized production. Plant No. 2 was erected for the sole purpose of making 30x3K-inch Non skid fabric tires. With a daily ca pacity of 16,000 tires and 20,000 tubes, this plant permits refined pro duction on a quantity basis. All materials used are the best obtainable. The quality is uniform. It is the best fabric tire ever offered to the car owner at any price. Firestone Cord Tires Tire repairmen, who judge values best, class these tires ae having the sturdiest carcass made. Forty-seven high-grade car manufacturers use them as standard equipment. They are the quality choice of cord users. 30x3*3-inch Cord 32x4 " 34x4H ? Whit Holleman & Co., SENECA, S. C. New Price $24.50 46.30 54.90 Whitmire-Mareti Hdw Co. WALHALLA, S. C. ii ii ii ii tm?lc then on such highway, and tho safety of thc public. Section t; 1 7 : "livery person, car riage or other tiling, traveling or [Missing over any turnpike road, pub lic highway, causeway, or bridge, now constructed or hereafter to he constructed, laid out or opened, ac cording to law. shall keep ontirely to tho right of tlie center of said road, public highway, causeway or bridge, so as not to obstruct the passage o! any other person, or thing, on tho other side of tho center thereof. And every person who shall drive, lead or, having charge thereof, shall per mit any carriage, animal, or other tiling, to travel on such road, public highway, causeway or bridge, con trary to this provision, shall, on con viction before any court of compe tent Jurisdiction, pay a line of not exceeding len dollars nor less than two dollars, or in dofault of the pay ment thereof, be imprisoned not more than len days nor less than one day, md he fm thor liable for .?il damages occasioned thereby." Section 028: "If any person shall wilfully destroy, injure or in any manner hurt, damage, impair or ob struct any of the public highways, 3r any part thereof, or any bridge, sulvert, drain, ditch, causeway, em bankment, wall, toll-gate, or other structure belonging thereto, or any part thereof, tho person so offending mall, upon conviction thereof be im prisoned not more than six months, ar pay a fine not exceeding live bun tired dollars, or both, at the discre tion of the court, and shall he fur ther liable to pay all the expenses Of repairing the same." Section (145: "The drains and the tlilobes made by any road overseer under tin; provisions of Section 1033 of the Civil Code shall bo kept open by such overseer, and shall not be obstructed by the owner or occupant of such lands, or any person having the same In charge, under tho pen alty of forfeiting a sum not exceed ing lon dollars or Imprisonment for not more than thirty days for each and every offense. Any person inter fering with any road overseer or his assistants in the performance of their duty shall he guilty of a misdemea nor, and punished, on conviction, by line of five dollars, or imprisonment for ten days for each offense." I think it will also bo of interest to the general public to know thal uiifler tiie law as it now stands every person liable to road duty must pay the commutation tax of two dollars and fifty cents, and has no right to discharge this duty by any number of days' labor hy himself or ti sub stitute, .os appears by tho following Act passed by the Legislature of I?M?t-20. (Soo Statutes for that year, pages 764-76n), as follows: "Section 1. Ho it enacted by the General Assembly of tho State of South Carolina: That all malo citi zens residing in Oconeo county, oo tween tho ages of twenty-one and fifty years, inclusive, shall each be Hable lo Ibo payment of an anna il commutation road tax of two dol lars and fifty cents, which shall he duo and payable between the li th day of October and the 15th day of March of each and every year, ex cept ministers of the Gospel aclu Hy in charge of congregations, persons permanently disabled in the military service of this State and of the Uni ted States, and persons who served in the late war between tho State3, school trustees, school teachers ac tually engaged in teaching scho.M, and all persons physically unable lo do manual labor, and all persons re siding within any corporate city or town of said county: Provided, That any person claiming exemption from the provisions of this act on the ground of physical disability, where such disability is not apparent, shall be required to give a certificate ? f disability from two regular physi cians: 'Provided, further, that in the event of failure to pay the same within said dates, or any one liable therefor, ho shall be guilty of a mis demeanor and shall pay a fine of not less than ten ($10.00) dollars, nor more than twenty ($20.00) dollars, or bo confined to the public works on the roads of Oconee county for not more than ten (lb) days. "Section 2. That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. "Section "I. That this act shall take effect immediately upon appro val by tho Governor." livery citizen of Oconee county is respectfully requested and urged to clip out these laws and paste them up in some conspicuous place in his house or place of business, so that he can see and read them every day, and thus learn to obey them, to tho saving of both lifo and property. J, C, Shockley, County Supervisor. Catarrh Can Be Cured Catarrh ls n local disease, greatly influenced by constitutional condi tions. It therefore requires constitu tional treatment. Il ALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE is taken internally and nets through the RI odd on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE destroys the foundation of the disease, gives the patient strength by improving the gen eral health and assists nature in doing Its work. All druggists. Circulars free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. Killctl by His Private still. A dispatch from Wilkesbarro. Pa., says: The explosion of a private still in his cellar on Wednesday last rc-' suited in the death of .Joseph A. Pry or, of Parsons, near here, who was .showered with the burning whiskey. The facts became known to-day as the result of ti physician's report on the death of his patient, To Cure n Cold In One Day Take LAXATIVE PROMO QUININE (Tablets.) h .tops the Couth and Headache and works off the Cold. E. W. GROVE'S signature on each box. 30a Woodrow Wilson to Practico Law. A Washington dispatch says: Woodrow Wilson appeared in per son yesterday In the chambers of Chief Justice McCoy, of the District Court of Columbia Supreme Court to be admitted to tho practice of law before that court. A .special session of the court was called for tho pur pose of admitting Mr. Wilson, the court having previously amended its rules so that former 'Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States who are lawyers might be admitted to practice without application or other formality. Mr. Wilson was accompanied to the court by his law partner. Bain bridge Colby, former Secretary of State, and by Joseph P. Tumulty, formerly Mr. Wilson's private secre tary. Subscribe for The Courier. (Best) Have Moved My Meat Market TO MY RESIDENCE ON MAIN ST EVERYTHING NEW AND SANI TARY. AM PREPARED TO SERVI MY CUSTOMERS WITH FRESr MEAT AT ALL TIMES. M. L. PHILLIPS, NOTICE TO DKBTORS AND C UKI) ITO KS. All persons indebted to tho Estate of ALLEN' KINO, DECEASED, art hereby notified to make paymcn to tho undersigned, and all persons having claims against said Estatt will present tho same, duly attested within tho time proscribed by law or bo barred. W. E. HOPKINS. Administrator of the Estate of Allot King, Deceased. Jane 22, ?021. 2fi-2S 0P-T0M-E-TRY The Profession that specializes in EYE EXAMINATIONS And the Fitting Glasses when needed. "Go to an Qptometrist' j. A sain ?rai co., 25-tf SENECA, S. C. Pains Were Read how Mrs. Albert Gregory, o? H. F. D. No. 1; Bluford, 111., got rid of her ills. "During ... I waa awfully weak . . . My pains were terrific. I thought I would die. The bearing-down pains-were actually so severe I could not stand the pressure of my hands on the lower Fart of my stomach . . . simply felt as if life was for but a short time. My husband was worried. .. One evening, while read ing the Birthday Alma nac, he came across a case similar to mine, and went straight for some Cardui for me to try. TAKE The Woman's Tonic "Hook it faithfully and the results were immedi ate," adds Mrs. Gregory. "I continued to get bet ter, all my ills left me, and I went through . . . with no further trouble. My baby was fat and strong, and myself-thank God-am once more hale and hearty, can walk miles, do my work, though 44 years old, feel like a new person. AU I owe to Cardui." For many years Cardui has been found helpful In building up the system when run down by dis orders peculiar to women. Take Cardui 1.82 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA . ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS. Entrance Examinations to the Uni versity of South Carolina will he held hy the County Superintendent of Ed ucation at the County Court House on FRIDAY. July 8th, 1921, at 9 A. M. The University offers varied cours es of study In Science, Literature, History, Law and Business. The ex penses are moderate and many op ; portunlties for self-support are af forded. Scholarships aro available. Military training is compulsory for Freshmen and Sophomores. Reserve j Officers' Training Corps. For full particulars write to President \V. S. CUItltKLL. University of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. i June 8. 1921. 23-25-26 1785 1921 THE COLLEGE OP CHARLESTON, Open to Men and Women . Entrance examinations and exami nations for the free tuition County Scholarships at all County Seats on FRIDAY. July 8. at 9 A. M. Four-year Courses lead to the B. A. and B. S. degrees. A special two year pro-medical course is given. Spacious buildings and athletic grounds, well equipped laboratories, unexcelled library facilities. A dor mitory for men. Expenses moder ate. For terms, catalogue and illus trated book lot, address HARRISON RANDOLPH, Pres. June 29, 1921. 20-27* NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. BIDS will be receive.I until 12 o'clock noon. TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1921, nt tho office of tho County Highway Commission for Oenoeo County, at Walhalla, S. C.. for tho construction of approximately Ten 'Miles of Improved Road, leading from near Pickett Post to Seneca. The work consists of the following approximate qua titi i i es: 5 acres clearing and grubbing. 64,000 cu. yds. common excava tion. 200 cu. yds. I li,7 Ol) cu. yds. 0 on 020 rock excavation, top soil surfacing, lin. ft. '""?-in. pipe, lin. ff. 1 s-in. pipe. ."> 1 0 lin. ft'. 2 l-in. pipe. 26,f>O0 ft. B. M. bridge lumber. ?>7."i lin. ft, piling. 300 cu. yds. rip-rap. .1,000 lbs. hardware. Work must be completed accord ing lo specifications and in 150 working days. Proposal bids must bo accompan ied by a certified chock or corporato bond in tho furn of $500.00, made payable to W. L. Vernor, Chairman of tho Commission. Plans and specifications aro on file in tho ofnco of Chief Engineer, J. N'. Strlbllng. Walhalla, S. C. M. R. McDO/'ALD, Secretary. Juno 29, 1921. - 26-27 Six varlotles of bananas aro grown lu Cuba .